Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / October 2005

I am looking for a used rv, probably in the 25+ foot range. My price
range seems to put me in the 1980+ years. I have a sewing business I
started this year, going to horse shows and sewing show clothing. The
response has been good and now I need to have an rv so that I can

I finally got the window with the crank that wouldn't crank out, repaired
and replaced yesterday. Someone had suggested that it would take about one
to one and a half hours but, of course, it took me closer to three and a
half. The first difficult part was getting the old window ...

Someone was telling me today that the government is buying all the RV's it
can get to house the hurricane victims.
Any truth to this ?
I wonder what that will do to people looking to buy a new RV ?

I know you might have thought I was talking about liberals, but I'm not. I'm
talking about the leaves in New England. They are late coming on in full
color, and it's been so dry here that everyone we meet says the colors this
year are, well, dull. In addition there has been a ...

I thought about putting OT on this one, but we are RV-Traveling
photo-taking, so I figured it is somewhat on-topic.
We are nearing the end of a tour of the Grand Circle parks, and are at
Arches N.P. today. This is clearly THE park for dedicated shutterbugs,

I am as much dismayed at the current rise if fuel prices as any of
you.  Like many in this group we are retired and living on a fixed
income.  But lets look at his for a minute.
Annual round trip Yuma, AZ to Calgary, AB

An Atheist Camping In The Woods
An atheist camper was taking a walk through the woods.
"What majestic trees! What powerful rivers!
What beautiful animals!" he said to himself.

The top 25 ranked cities were:
1,Vancouver (Canada)
2, Melbourne (Australia), Vienna (Austria), Geneva (Switzerland)
5, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney (Australia), Zurich (Switzerland),

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_42/b3955124.htm
El Alumbrado
"Civis Texanus Sum"

Using factory built in  heat alone ,what is the lowest outside
temperature  a typical RV can be in and still maintain a comfortable
living environment ? (no generator).

When leaving your non-motorized / non-mobile style home for an extended
period of time, what do you do about the Natural Gas line?  Do you turn of
the main valve?
I only have two gas appliances....water heater and furnace.  I don't think I

Looking for some advice from the group.  We are looking to get a new
motorhome and I was wondering if there are any brands/models that we should
stay away from.  Not sure if we will get another class "C" or go to the "A".
Any thoughts?

Endless Summer Car Show & Plenty Of Airstreams
http://www.thepismobeachclassic.com/carshows.htm
Guess where I will be tomorrow? 8^)
This show is on the pier. Easy walking distance from our

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<<Published: Monday, October 3, 2005
RV city ready for Katrina evacuees
Over 330,000 families are in need of housing

(ARA) - With winter right around the corner, we're preparing our closets
by packing away summer clothes and unpacking warm, winter ones. Maybe
you've even started replanting the greens around your home to keep them
safe through winter. This is also the best time to start thinking ...